# WebSearch MCP Server

Runs multi-engine internet and academic searches without any API keys. Parses PDF files and safely retrieves external web pages for the agent.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed · ★ 26
- Author: daidaiJ
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/daidaiJ/websearch-mcpserver
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/websearch-mcp-server

## What it does

WebSearch MCP Server connects an assistant to multiple search backends. It handles standard web queries alongside scholarly literature lookups. When an agent opens an external link, the built-in fetcher loads the page safely.

The server also extracts text directly from PDF documents. No paid API tokens are required. Searches run out of the box without external account credentials.

Authored by daidaiJ under the MIT license, the tool runs with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, and Zed.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Install**
- The MCP registry has no launch command for it: see the repository README

## When to use it
- run web queries without registering paid search tokens
- find academic papers and research publications
- pull readable text from PDF files into the prompt
- fetch external web pages securely during conversations

## Example prompts
- Search academic sources for recent papers on transformer latency
- Fetch this documentation link and extract its key points
- Read `report.pdf` and summarize the methodology section

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